JohnD
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The guy worked the company for 42 years. Why can’t we celebrate that achievement and an earned retirement?
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Kevin Rafferty out in April 2021
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Nobody says you can’t...by all means.
Nobody is requiring you to take all things at face value either.
djkidkaz
Well-Known Member
I think what these veteran imagineer retirements actually signal for us is that the company is not expecting to invest in large projects in the next few years. Who else is left at this point? Just Tom Fitzgerald, but he is in the middle of the Epcot project so I would expect him to stick around until at least that project is complete.
BrianLo
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Not beloved, but Kim Irvine and Steve Davison are at least two more kicking around.
Scott Trowbridge and Scot Drake are more medium length employees that are fairly well known portfolio managers.
Bob Weis, I wouldn't be surprised if he was gone before this was said and done though.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Steve’s beloved by me! But when was the last project he’s had in Florida? Festival of Fantasy right?
Did he do Magic Happens in California?
BrianLo
Well-Known Member
It's not listed under him, but I think he oversees everything.
His last was Dreaming up supposedly in Tokyo.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
This is EXACTLY what’s going down
Giss Neric
Well-Known Member
Pretty amazing resume. He basically gave the parks legit thrill rides which is lacking in general in my opinion.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
You can add Winnie the Pooh (WDW version) and Monsters Inc. dark rides to that list. Compare either with the much higher budget little mermaid dark ride in each respective park and you can see the talent Kevin had.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Yes. It's always a conspiracy, apparently.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Tis not....it’s a pattern. It has happened at every major economic downturn/upheaval since the 1970’s.
I may be wrong...always a possibility.
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
It's not a conspiracy if it's true. Disney is cost cutting right now. Seeing all these people retiring isn't a good sign for future projects.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
VP Djuan Rivers "retiring" after 30years, age 56 also. He's currently DAK VP.
HarperRose
Well-Known Member
I think, after 42 and 30 years respectively, they've earned the right to retire, don't you?
Watch it!!!
Actually, if the conspiracy is true, then it's... a conspiracy!
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Nobody is upset with anyone for choosing to retire.
That’s two park vp’s, and two high level imagineers since August. That’s in addition the large number of layoffs in the parks and Imagineering.
It’s even more telling that he and Joe are retiring together.
Smooth
Well-Known Member
Oh! A wise guy!
Also Michael Colglazier who went to be CEO of a company that takes guests into space Virgin Galactic and Phillipe Gas who went to be CEO of the billion dollar venture sports, entertainment , leisure lands in Saudi Arabia financed by Prince bin-Salam. Not retiring but moving on.